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Some ball games: To keep a conversation or endeavour from flagging. In some games, the ball must be kept moving or play stops. AHDI dates to the late 18th century; [17] See also get the ball rolling, above. kisser The mouth or face. Although the etymology is obvious – that which kisses – it apparently first appeared as boxing slang in 1860 ...
Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 24 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...
Jungleball or Barbecue ball or Picnic ball : A volleyball game played by inexperienced players with little ball control; Killing Ants : when a player digging a hit passes the ball directly into the ground; Killshot : on a serve or a swing when the ball hits the passers neck or chest region, in between digging and getting facialed
An alternative meaning, "to cooperate", is not explicitly connected to baseball by ADHI, but is so derived by the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms. [95] "'Eight U.S. attorneys who did not play ball with the political agenda of this administration were dropped from the team,' said Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois". [96]
In American slang, the term inside baseball refers to the minutiae and detailed inner workings of a system that are only interesting to, or appreciated by, experts, insiders, and aficionados. [1] [2] The phrase was originally used as a sports metaphor in political contexts, but has expanded to discussions of other topics as well. [1]
LaMelo Ball and the Hornets snuck out a one-point win over the Bucks on Saturday night in Charlotte. LaMelo Ball fined $100,000 for using anti-gay term in interview after win over Bucks [Video ...
1. Slang term for a red ball, especially in Australia. 2. A red mark left on a bat by the impact of a red ball, most commonly a new ball (which has fresh red dye on its surface). Chest on (also front on or square on) 1. A bowler whose chest and hips are aligned towards the batter at the instant of back foot contact. [1] 2.
LL COOL J's fans are embracing his new album, “The Force.” On Sept. 6, the “Headsprung” rapper stopped by the TODAY Plaza to perform new songs from his album, “Frequencies of Real ...